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Protestors hungry to express outrage at Anna Rexia costume

Protestors hungry to express outrage at Anna Rexia costume

Oh the outrage. Stores are pulling the Anna Rexia costume from their real and virtual shelves after people started getting upset with the idea that someone might make fun of people with eating disorder. Rick’s Costume Superstore issued this statement: Ricky’s NYC does not sell or carry the Anna Rexia costume; it is not...

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Packing light: You can take it with you, but really you shouldn’t

Packing light: You can take it with you, but really you shouldn’t

Pack light and freeze at night doesn't have to be the mantra a hipster lives by, but paring back what you take with you -- will make your trip that much more enjoyable.

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Dog gone: Guilt free boarding

Dog gone: Guilt free boarding

We have the best dog EVER. I hate the days when we can’t go outside and play, throw tennis balls and run about the yard. And Bogart hates the no play days too.   What agony I go through each time we plan out a vacation. What to do with Bogart? I over analyze...

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Learn how to fly: Keep your hand off of my seat

Learn how to fly: Keep your hand off of my seat

It may not be a crisis, but it's certainly annoying. People who use the back of the seat as leverage to get out of their aisle. I may have paid extra for that aisle seat in front of you -- but I didn't pay for it to be a hand rail -- so keep...

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People want vacations, just not to plan them

People want vacations, just not to plan them

Americans dream, Americans don't plan. It's a fact of life confirmed by the 2011 Summer Travel Intentions Survey by Travel-Ticker. So if you have time off but not sure what you're going to do with it, take some solace, nobody else does either.

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Competitive eating is not a sport, it’s heart disease

Competitive eating is not a sport, it’s heart disease

Independence Day is upon us once again and what better way to do than eating 50 hot dogs, belching and throwing up all over the place while a few million people watch in horror and fear. The 96th annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest takes place today. And while the term competitive eating is...

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Priceline.com picks Chicago as July 4 hotspot

Priceline.com picks Chicago as July 4 hotspot

Someone’s got to be No. 1 — so why not Chicago? Priceline.com has selected the Windy City has its go to place for the Fourth of July after a survey of more than 50 cities. The summer holiday, which should always include fireworks, hotdogs and a cheap beer hangover, is that time people can...

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Graphic cigarette pics got you down? Here’s one way to fight them

Graphic cigarette pics got you down? Here’s one way to fight them

The government has a love / hate relationship with smoking. It hates it — it loves it. The government wants people to quit, but it also wants a certain amount to keep smoking, as cigarette smokers pay a lot of bills with all of the taxes hit upon them. Big Tobacco — a phrase...

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Boring vacation pics? Check out these videos

Boring vacation pics? Check out these videos

We love Jay Kinghorn — super mega photographer for Olympus. Every month, Olympus sends out a few tips on shooting better photos (naturally, with Olympus cameras). Sometimes we manage to do that, some times we don’t. But these three short video tips offered this month are actually really good — and it takes a...

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Los Angeles: Figueroa Hotel

Hotel Figueroa: Sitting right downtown, room rates start at $148. I got my room through Expedia for $99 a night.

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